With the invention of television, movie houses had to find a way to continue to compete with the experience of watching programs at home. This is what gave birth to the widescreen format (or Cinemascope) in an effort to offer a distinct experience different from that of at home viewing.

Now that home theatres, digital downloads, online streaming movies, and digital surround sound systems are more common, how will movie distribution be impacted?

The prices of the movie tickets continue to rise, will theatres chains remain the preferred method of movie viewing? How will theatres continue to survive? What will be the next widescreen?